Call Me Ishmael Tonight: A Book of GhazalsThe beloved Kashmiri-American poet Agha Shahid Ali presents his own American ghazals. Calling on a line or phrase from fellow poets, Ali salutes those known and loved--W. S. Merwin, Mark Strand, James Tate, and more--while in other searingly honest verse he courageously faces his own mortality. |
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User Review - Not Available - Book Verdict"Call me Ishmael tonight," commands Ali. And the reader is inclined to obey, for Ali is truly persuasive throughout, infusing the ancient Arabic-Persian ghazal with contemporary fervor to demonstrate ... Read full review
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| Title | Call Me Ishmael Tonight: A Book of Ghazals |
| Author | Agha Shahid Ali |
| Publisher | W.W. Norton, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0393326128, 9780393326123 |
| Length | 87 pages |
| Subjects | › › Poetry / American / General Poetry / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
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